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| BATSMEN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | This Bowler | Last 10 ovs | mat | runs | hs | ave | ||
| Rishabh Pant*RR Pant*(lhb) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 | 4(5b) | 6(7b) | 42 | 2795 | 159* | 42.34 | ||
| Ravindra JadejaRA Jadeja(lhb) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 | 4(4b) | 4(7b) | 79 | 3316 | 175* | 35.65 | ||
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | This Spell | mat | wkts | bbi | ave |
| Mitchell StarcMA Starc(lf) | 13 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 3.69 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 3.0-0-9-0 | 93 | 372 | 6/48 | 27.68 |
| Scott BolandSM Boland(rfm) | 12 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 2.00 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 4.0-0-9-2 | 12 | 42 | 6/7 | 20.02 |
Current Partnership : P'SHIP : 5 runs, 1.3 overs, RR: 3.33 (Ravindra Jadeja 4, Rishabh Pant 1)Last Bat : L'BAT : Akash Deep c Lyon b Boland 0 ( 13b 0X4 0X6) SR: 0.00 FoW : FoW : 159/5 (44.3 ov) | |||||||||||||
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25/12Stumps
4th Test, India tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-30 2024
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164/5 * (46 ov)
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.56
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
34/3 (3.4)
25/12Stumps
4th Test, India tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-30 2024
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![India]( "India")
164/5 * (46 ov)
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.56
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
34/3 (3.4)
Match Centre Ground time: 07:17
Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Karthik Krishnaswamy
Statistics
Current Batsmen
RR Pant
6(7) 0x4 - 0x6
Control %100%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 4 runs
- 0x4 - 0x6
RA Jadeja
4(7) 1x4 - 0x6
Control %57%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 4 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
Current bowlers
MA Starc
- O13
- M0
- R48
- W0
- Eco3.69
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
SM Boland
- O12
- M3
- R24
- W2
- Eco2.00
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- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
PARTNERSHIPS
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
26,27,28,29,30 December 2024 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
END OF OVER:46 | 5 Runs | IND: 164/5
- Ravindra Jadeja4 (7b)
- Rishabh Pant6 (7b)
- Mitchell Starc13-0-48-0
- Scott Boland12-3-24-2
6.04pm What a game this Test cricket is. India were going along so serenely, and Jaiswal had just brought up the century stand with Kohli with a rasping square cut. And then... well, everything went haywire to the extent that ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball page crashed. India were 153 for 2, then Jaiswal was out following an awful mix-up with Kohli, and they end the day 164 for 5. Thirteen runs, three wickets. This is Test cricket. And Australia are in a tremendous position to push hard for a big lead, possibly even bowl India out short of the follow-on mark. That number, 275, is still 111 runs away.
Anyway, that's it from me and Gnasher and Thilak for the day. We'll be back tomorrow, so do join us as we continue to follow the ebbs and flows of this enthralling contest. See you then!
vaduthalajohny : "cricinfo has to be blamed for the indian breakdown, both went south at the same time!"
Nisarg: "Questions will be raised about Kohli's incommunicado involvements in run outs and Pant not shielding Akash Deep enough. What a way to lose grip on the match and WTC hopes. Big face palm moment! " -- The point of a nightwatcher is to shield the specialist batters, not the other way round.
Srikanth: "Even team India had back-end-of-the-day glitch. Such a disappointing end!"
45.6
4
Starc to Jadeja, FOUR, and the day ends with a boundary. Full, looking for the yorker, ends up offering a half-volley on the pads, and Jadeja deftly flicks it away to the right of long leg
I think we're back now. Apologies for the technical glitch.
45.5
0
Starc to Jadeja, no run, short, rising ball outside off, left alone
45.4
0
Starc to Jadeja, no run, ooh, a bit of late reverse into off stump, maybe? Not a lot. Low full-toss, looking for the yorker, and he clips it to midwicket
45.3
0
Starc to Jadeja, no run, length ball outside off, left alone
45.2
1
Starc to Pant, 1 run, length ball on off stump, defended into the vacant cover region
Three slips and a gully in place.
45.1
0
Starc to Pant, no run, length ball outside off, left alone
Last over of the day.
END OF OVER:45 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | IND: 159/5
- Ravindra Jadeja0 (3b)
- Rishabh Pant5 (5b)
- Scott Boland12-3-24-2
- Mitchell Starc12-0-43-0
44.6
0
Boland to Jadeja, no run, ooh, finds the edge but it doesn't carry to Labuschagne at third slip. Angles a length ball in, the line is so tight on off stump that Jadeja has to play. Bat goes way out in front of the body, though, and the ball straightens to find the edge, which bounces in front of Labuschagne diving left
Round the wicket.
44.5
0
Boland to Jadeja, no run, fullish, nips a little towards the stumps from outside leg. Can't get his bat around his body and flick, is struck on the pad
44.4
0
Boland to Jadeja, no run, back of a length, angling across to off stump, defends off the back foot and inside-edges into his thigh pad
In walks Ravindra Jadeja. Australia have absolutely blown this game open after that Jaiswal run-out. Stays over the wicket with a short leg in place.
44.3
W
Boland to Akash Deep, OUT, got him, this is excellent from Boland, he knows exactly how to get the most out of his home pitch. Bangs in a short ball, angles it into Akash's hip, and he fends awkwardly and inside edges into his thigh pad, from where it bounces loopily towards leg gully, where Lyon takes a lovely catch diving forward
Akash Deep c Lyon b Boland 0 (13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
44.2
0
Boland to Akash Deep, no run, length ball on off stump, defended towards short cover
44.1
1
Boland to Pant, 1 run, length ball slanting away outside off, gets forward and pushes into the cover point region
Boland continues, over the wicket to Pant.
END OF OVER:44 | 3 Runs | IND: 158/4
- Akash Deep0 (11b)
- Rishabh Pant4 (4b)
- Mitchell Starc12-0-43-0
- Scott Boland11-3-23-1
43.6
0
Starc to Akash Deep, no run, length ball angling in and straightening. Would have just missed the top of off and middle, I think. Joel Wilson agrees too, after Starc appeals for lbw after hitting the back pad. Squares up Akash in defence and beats the outside edge
Silly point also in place now.
43.5
0
Starc to Akash Deep, no run, length ball in the corridor, straightens just a touch, and it slides past the edge as Akash pushes at it, away from his body, with his front foot only moving after he plays the shot
43.4
0
Starc to Akash Deep, no run, shortish, angling into middle stump, rides the bounce and blocks it back towards the bowler
Starc round the wicket to Akash. Short leg in place.
Anil: "Pathetic time to crash" -- Can't argue with that. There's no good time to crash, but this was a particularly bad one.
43.3
1
Starc to Pant, 1 run, fullish, angling into leg stump, clipped to the left of square leg
43.2
2
Starc to Pant, 2 runs, full, angling into middle and leg, whipped away to the right of long leg
43.1
0
Starc to Pant, no run, tight leave. Length ball outside off, and there's some movement in from there, but Pant shoulders arms confidently after taking a stride forward
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